Sports stats



MLS NEXT Pro Sporting Kansas City II

Sporting KC II and MLS NEXT Pro Announce 2023 Regular Season Schedule 

March 14, 2023 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Sporting Kansas City II News Release


MLS NEXT Pro today unveiled Sporting Kansas City II's schedule for the 2023 regular season which will kick off Sunday, March 26 at Colorado Rapids 2, before the team's home opener against Austin FC II on Sunday, April 2 at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, KS. Tickets are now on sale for all Sporting KC II matches at SeatGeek.com and are complimentary for all Season Ticket Members upon request from your representative.

A majority of SKC II matches will be available to stream with an MLS Season Pass subscription on the Apple TV App with the remaining matches being shown on MLSNEXTPro.com.

In MLS NEXT Pro's second season, seven new clubs join SKC II and the other founding members bringing the league to 27 clubs. All teams will play 28 regular season matches, four more than were played a season ago.

SKC II 2023 Regular Season Schedule

Date Opponent Time (CT) Venue

Sunday, March 26 @Colorado Rapids 2 8pm DICK'S Sporting Goods Park

SUNDAY, APRIL 2 AUSTIN FC II 3pm ROCK CHALK PARK

SUNDAY, APRIL 9 LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB 2 5pm ROCK CHALK PARK

Friday, April 14 @Real Monarchs 9:30pm Zions Bank Stadium

Sunday, April 23 @FC Cincinnati 2 6pm Northern Kentucky University

SUNDAY, April 30 HOUSTON DYNAMO 2 7pm ROCK CHALK PARK

Friday, May 5 @Earthquakes II 9pm Paypal Park

SUNDAY, MAY 14 LA GALAXY II 5pm ROCK CHALK PARK

Sunday, May 21 @St. Louis CITY2 5pm CITY PARK

FRIDAY, MAY 26 REAL MONARCHS 7pm ROCK CHALK PARK

Friday, June 2 @Whitecaps FC 2 9pm Swangard Stadium

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 TACOMA DEFIANCE 7pm ROCK CHALK PARK

Sunday, June 18 @Los Angeles Football Club 2 7pm Cal State Fullerton

SUNDAY, JUNE 25 NORTH TEXAS SC 6pm ROCK CHALK PARK

SUNDAY, JULY 2 WHITECAPS FC 2 6pm ROCK CHALK PARK

Sunday, July 9 @Timbers2 9pm Providence Park

SUNDAY, JULY 16 EARTHQUAKES II 6pm ROCK CHALK PARK

Saturday, July 22 @North Texas SC 7:30pm Choctaw Stadium

SUNDAY, JULY 30 COLORADO RAPIDS 2 6pm ROCK CHALK PARK

Sunday, August 6 @Houston Dynamo 2 6pm Aveva Stadium

Wednesday, August 9 @Tacoma Defiance 9pm Starfire Stadium

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 TIMBERS2 6pm ROCK CHALK PARK

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 MNUFC2 7pm ROCK CHALK PARK

Friday, August 25 @Austin FC II 8pm Parmer Field

Sunday, September 3 @LA Galaxy 2 9pm DHSP Track & Field Stadium

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 CHICAGO FIRE FC II 4pm SWOPE SOCCER VILLAGE

Sunday, September 17 @MNUFC2 5pm National Sports Center

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 ST. LOUIS CITY2 4pm SWOPE SOCCER VILLAGE

Conference and Divisional Alignment

Similar to 2023, MLS NEXT Pro is spilt into two with those Conferences divided into two divisions. Sporting KC II will once again compete in the Frontier Division facing familiar faces in Colorado Rapids 2, Houston Dynamo 2, MNUFC 2, North Texas SC and St. Louis CITY2 as well as newcomers Austin FC II. SKC II will face everyone in the Western Conference at home and on the road one time in the regular season as well as two Eastern Conference opponents once.

WESTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE

FRONTIER DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION

Austin FC II Atlanta United 2

Colorado Rapids 2 Chicago Fire FC II

North Texas SC Columbus Crew 2

Houston Dynamo II FC Cincinnati 2

Sporting KC II Huntsville City FC

Minnesota United FC 2 Inter Miami II

St. Louis City 2 Orlando City B

PACIFIC DIVISION NORTHEAST DIVISION

Earthquakes II Crown Legacy FC

LA Galaxy II New England Revolution II

Los Angeles Football Club 2 New York Red Bulls II

Real Monarchs NYCFC II

Tacoma Defiance Philadelphia Union II

Timbers2 TFC II

Whitecaps FC 2

MLS NEXT Pro rule changes

There will be no ties in MLS NEXT Pro once again in 2023. Shootouts using kicks from the penalty mark will return this season to decide a match that is tied after regulation. Both teams will receive one point each for the tie, with the winner of the shootout receiving one additional point (two points total).

Implemented midway through last season, both the Off-field Treatment Rule and Red Card Suspension Rule will also return in 2023. Under the Off-field Treatment Rule: If a player is suspected to have an injury and is on the ground for longer than 15 seconds, a medical crew will come onto the field to evaluate the player and assist him off. Once the player is off the field, the player will be treated by the medical staff and will be required to remain off the field for three minutes. Under the Red Card Suspension Rule: if a player receives a red card, he will serve the resulting one-game suspension against that same opponent. To further decrease preventable match delays and increase effective match time, this season will see the addition of a new Timed Substitution Rule, which will allow a maximum of 10 seconds for a player to leave the field when he is substituted. If the player does not leave the field of play within the 10 seconds, the replacement player will only be able to enter after a 60 second holding period, resulting in the offending team playing a man down for a minimum of one minute.

MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs

The 2023 season will feature an expanded playoffs format that includes a pick-your-opponent element in the first two rounds. Within each conference, the two division champions and the five clubs with the next highest points (seven clubs total) will advance to the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs. The Playoffs will consist of three rounds followed by MLS NEXT Pro Cup, taking place over four consecutive weeks beginning the weekend of September 29. The club with the most regular season points in each conference (#1 seed) will earn a first round bye, automatically advancing to the Conference Semifinals.

Throughout the playoffs, the teams with the most points in each conference will choose their opponent ‚ and ‚ host their match. The remaining teams that are not selected will play each other, with the higher seeded team hosting. The Conference Finals and MLS NEXT Pro Cup will be hosted by the team with the most regular season points.

Head coach Benny Feilhaber and assistant coach Ike Opara, lead SKC II into another new era of MLS NEXT Pro after guiding the team in their first year of coaching at the professional level. With MLS NEXT Pro bridging the gap between MLS and MLS NEXT, the pro-player pathway will be showcased as the Sporting KC II roster will feature top Sporting KC Academy prospects, as well as players on loan from Sporting KC.

Check out the Sporting Kansas City II Statistics



MLS NEXT Pro Stories from March 14, 2023


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central